Downhill Set-Up Trends | Why You Shouldn’t Copy The World Cup Pros!

When we watch the @uci_mtbworldseries Downhill World Cups and see the speed the riders are hitting, it can be tempting to want to learn how they're setting their bikes up - if it works for them, it should work for us, right? Not so fast! Anna decided to look into what some of the top World Cup Pro DH riders are doing with their setups, and whether those trends will help or hinder us regular riders in our quest for speed.

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Mixed Wheel Sizes
2:48 - No Tyre Inserts
5:45 - High Pivot vs. Low Pivot
7:48 - Telemetry / Data Acquisition
11:32 - Clipless Pedals

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